South Korean Catholic volunteer group, providing free dental care to disadvantaged people, is struggling for survival because of the drop in membership and shortage of funds.
Since 1977, the Green Club in North Chungcheong province has been offering dental services to hundreds of poor and marginalized individuals.
Cha Min-Seok, the vice-president said that even though membership has fallen from 40 to 32 now, the organization still provides assistance to the needy. The last dentist joined 20 years ago.
"A shortage of dentists and volunteers is causing this organization to be unable to provide the services that are in demand," Kim Il-Gyu, president of the group said.
According to him, "Unless you experience it, you won't know what joy it is to use your outstanding dental skills to help others."
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), a media platform of the Catholic Church, aims to share Christ. RVA started in 1969 as a continental Catholic radio station to serve Asian countries in their respective local language, thus earning the tag “the Voice of Asian Christianity.” Responding to the emerging context, RVA embraced media platforms to connect with the global Asian audience via its 21 language websites and various social media platforms.
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